All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

Drug-Induced Prolonged Corrected QT Interval in Patients with Methadone and Opium Overdose

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Treatment
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Addiction

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Background

Iran is a country with the highest rate of opioid addiction in the world. The most commonly used opioid in Iran is opium, and methadone is in second place. The trend of drug use has changed from opium to methadone from...

Addiction Journal Podcast: March 2019

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Addiction
Mental Health
Public Health

The latest Addiction Journal Podcast gives listeners a snapshot overview of the research that has been published in the March edition of the Addiction Journal.

Marchiafava-Bignami Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Treatment
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Addiction
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Family

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INTRODUCTION: Marchiafava-Bignami (MB) is a rare disease characterized by the primary degeneration of the callosum mainly associated with chronic consumption of alcohol. However, this condition can be mistaken for many other...

PREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN: AN EVALUATION (Collaboration with Karachi Youth Initiative (KYI) by DFPF)

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Family

                                               EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Executive Summary provides an overview of research methods and procedures. Initially, research project was scheduled in short period of time. This research project...

Surviving Stigma Podcast

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Addiction
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Family
Public Health
Mental Health

In this podcast, Diane Goslar, a person who struggled with alcohol-related issues, talks to Peter Markham Head of Digital, about the stigma she faced among family, friends and work colleagues as she battled alcohol addiction.

While...

Sex-Specific Association of Depressive Disorder and Transient Emotional States with Alcohol Consumption in Male and Female Alcoholics

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Scientific article
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Men
Women
Mental Health

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  • Negative and positive mood differentially impact alcohol use in males and females.
  • Previous research did not differentiate impact of mood states vs lifetime diagnoses.
  • This study confirmed positive association of mood with...

Survey: The National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs

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The purpose of this survey is to seek your opinions on areas for the treatment of substance use disorder due to methamphetamine and other emerging drugs of concern that would benefit from the conduct of clinical research.

Emerging drugs of...

Three Days Training on UTC 1 & HIV/Aids Prevention in Sialkot, Pakistan

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Treatment
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Three Days Training on Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) 1 & HIV/Aids Prevention on 8-10February, 2019 organized by M A Jinnah Foundation (Regd) in collaboration with Mian Afzal Trust Hospital as Colombo Plan recognized Education...